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  • Page 1 Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    GPS Tab................................4 Map Display Tab ..............................4 Handheld Export Tab............................5 ................................5 ELPFUL USA 2005 .........................6 UNNING TREET TLAS To Run Street Atlas USA 2005 with the Data CD ....................6 USA 2005 ...........................6 XITING TREET TLAS ..........................6 REQUENTLY SKED UESTIONS USA 2005 D ..............13...
  • Page 4 Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide ..........................32 IGHT LICK OUSE PTIONS To Use Right-Click Options for Map Features ....................32 To Use Right-Click Options in the Find Results List ..................34 ................34 OVING OR ELETING OTES ABELS ............................35 EORDERING THE To Reorder the Tabs ............................35 USA 2005..................35...
  • Page 5 Table Of Contents .............................57 ILES VERVIEW What is a Map File?............................57 What is Exchange?..............................57 ........................57 REATING AND ELETING ILES To Create a New Map File..........................57 To Delete a Map File ............................57 ...............................58 PENING A To Open a Map File............................58 PC D ...................58 ENDING A ANDHELD...
  • Page 6 Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide ............................69 ELETING BJECTS To Delete One Draw Object ..........................69 To Delete Multiple Draw Objects ........................70 To Delete All Draw Objects..........................70 ............................70 NAPPING BJECTS To Snap a Draw Object to the Coordinates of Another Object................70 To Snap the Central Shape Point of an Arc to Another Object................71...
  • Page 7 Table Of Contents To Edit a MapNote..............................86 To Place a MapNote at a Specific Location......................86 .....................87 ABELS DDING DITING LACING To Add a Text Label to the Map..........................87 To Edit a Text Label............................87 To Place a Text Label at a Specific Location .....................87 GPS .....................................89 GPS O ...............................89...
  • Page 8 Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide To Receive Waypoints as Draw Data .......................102 To Receive Waypoints as a Waypoint File......................102 ROUTE..................................105 ..............................105 OUTE VERVIEW ...............................105 REATING A OUTE To Create a Route .............................105 ......................106 DDING AND NSERTING TOPS AND To Add a Stop or Via To Your Route ........................106 To Insert a Stop or Via Into Your Route ......................106...
  • Page 9 Table Of Contents MAP DISPLAY ...............................123 ............................123 ISPLAY VERVIEW ........................123 ETTING EATURE REFERENCES To Set Basic Map Feature Preferences......................123 To Set Custom Points of Interest........................123 ........................124 EATURE PTION ESCRIPTIONS Points of Interest (Major) ..........................124 Points of Interest (Minor) ..........................124 ZIP Codes .................................124 One Ways ................................124 County Borders ..............................124 Exits ..................................124...

  • Page 11: Getting Started With Street Atlas Usa 2005

    Getting Started with Street Atlas USA 2005 Welcome to Street Atlas USA 2005 With Street Atlas USA 2005, you can perform the following functions and more: • Use the POI feature in the Find tab to quickly search for a specific points of interest within a specified distance from the current map center or along the active route •...

  • Page 12: Learning The Basics

    Controlling the Map How do I pan the map? You can use any of the following methods in Street Atlas USA 2005 to pan (move) or center the map. • Click anywhere on the current map view. The point at which you click becomes the new map center.

  • Page 13: Route Tab

    Getting Started with Street Atlas USA 2005 4. Click Finish when prompted. It is not necessary to restart your computer. Route Tab How do I create a road route? Use the following steps to create a route. 1. Click the Route tab and then click New/Edit. The New/Edit Route dialog area displays.

  • Page 14: Draw Tab

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide Draw Tab How do I add a road to my map? Use the following steps to add routable roads to the map. 1. Click the Draw tab to open the Draw dialog area. 2. Click and hold the Routable Roads/Waypoints/Tracks tool to view its hidden options. Select the Routable Roads tool to create a routable road.

  • Page 15: Handheld Export Tab

    Getting Started with Street Atlas USA 2005 Handheld Export Tab How do I export a map in Street Atlas USA for use on my handheld device? Important: You must have Street Atlas USA 2005 Handheld or XMap ® Handheld Pro (available separately from DeLorme) to view raster and vector maps on your handheld device.

  • Page 16: Running Street Atlas Usa 2005

    Running Street Atlas USA 2005 After you have installed Street Atlas USA 2005, you can run the program with the data CD, or without it by installing the data to your hard drive. For more information on installing data to your hard drive, see Saving Street Atlas USA 2005 Data to Your Hard Disk Drive on page 13.
  • Page 17 Using QuickSearch on page 39 and Using Advanced Search on page • How do I turn on voice navigation? There are two ways voice is used in Street Atlas USA 2005. Click a link below to view a topic with more information. •...
  • Page 18 What is a Map File? Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you save all of the work you have done in the mapping application as a single workspace so you can open it again later. These saved workspaces are called Map Files.
  • Page 19 To troubleshoot why Street Atlas USA 2005 may not recognize your voice, verify the following: • Ensure Street Atlas USA 2005 is the active application. "Street Atlas USA 2005" should display in the title bar of the active application. •...
  • Page 20 Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide stopping in Falmouth Foreside for lunch, you will want your route directions to reflect that stop. When you add a stop, the route can be recalculated to include the stop in the middle of your route.
  • Page 21 How do I import an address book file into Street Atlas USA 2005? You can use the Draw tab to import address book files into Street Atlas USA 2005. Once you have imported an address book file, you can search for the contents of that file within the program.
  • Page 22 Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide • How do I perform an Along the Way search in the Find tab and print my results? You can search for names or categories along your current route by performing an advanced search in the Find tab.

  • Page 23: Saving Street Atlas Usa 2005 Data To Your Hard Disk Drive

    Saving Street Atlas USA 2005 Data to Your Hard Disk Drive Your Street Atlas USA 2005 data can be saved to your hard disk drive so that it is readily available without inserting it into your CD/DVD-ROM drive when you need it.
  • Page 24 Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide Shortcut key(s) Action Pick up the top corner between overview map and the tab for resizing Get focus to map CTRL+TAB Tab forward through the tabs CTRL+SHIFT+TAB Tab backward through the tabs CTRL + F5...
  • Page 25 Getting Started with Street Atlas USA 2005...

  • Page 26: Glossary

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide Glossary Alaska daylight time Almanac Data downloaded from the satellites that contains the identity codes, location, and time information for each satellite. Arctic Circle Parallel, or line of latitude around the Earth, at approximately 66°30' N. Because of the Earth's inclination of about 23 1/2°...
  • Page 27 Getting Started with Street Atlas USA 2005 Differential GPS (DGPS) A technique to improve GPS accuracy that uses pseudo-range errors recorded at a known location to improve the measurements made by other GPS receivers within the same general geographic area.
  • Page 28 Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide Maximum Speed field When GPS tracking, displays your maximum speed. Mountain daylight time Mountain standard time NMEA National Marine Electronics Association PDOP The measure of how much the error in the position estimate produced from satellite range measurements is amplified by a poor arrangement of satellites (with respect to the receiver antenna).

  • Page 29: Travel Condition Information

    Getting Started with Street Atlas USA 2005 Track To observe or plot the moving path of an object. Upload To transfer information from a computer to a remote unit, such as a GPS receiver. VDOP The measure of how much the geometry of the satellites affects the vertical position estimate.
  • Page 30 Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide State/Province Road Road Web Site Construction Conditions 800-292- 226-7220 3368 Turnpike: Tampa: 800- 800-749-7453 226-7220 I-75 or I-10: Turnpike: 800-475-0044 800-749- 7453 I-75 or I-10: 800-475- 0044 Georgia 888-635- 888-635-8287 www.dot.state.ga.us 8287 Hawaii 808-536-...
  • Page 31 Getting Started with Street Atlas USA 2005 State/Province Road Road Web Site Construction Conditions Mississippi 601-359- 601-987-1211 www.gomdot.com 7338 Missouri 888-275- 888-275-6636 www.modot.state.mo.us 6636 800-222- 6400 Montana www.mdt.state.mt.us/travinfo Nebraska www.dor.state.ne.us Nevada 877-687- 877-687-6237 www.nevadadot.com/traveler 6237 800-561-4063 www.gnb.ca/0113/roadcond/road-conditions-e.asp Brunswick In state: 511 www.state.nh.us/dot/traveler.htm...

  • Page 32: Travel Contacts

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide State/Province Road Road Web Site Construction Conditions 717-783- 5186 Prince Edward Charlottetown: www.gov.pe.ca/roadconditions/index.php3 Island 902-368-4750 Georgetown: 902-652-8960 Summerside: 902-888-8275 Quebec 888-355- 888-355-0511 www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/en/accueil/plansite.asp 0511 Rhode Island 401-222- www.dot.state.ri.us/webtraf/index.html 4545 Saskatchewan In province: roadinfo.telenium.ca/shwyw.html 888-335-7623 www.highways.gov.sk.ca...
  • Page 33 Getting Started with Street Atlas USA 2005 Hotel Name Phone Number Best Western International, Inc. 800-780-7234 Clarion Hotels 877-424-6423 Comfort Inns 877-424-6423 Country Inns & Suites 888-201-1746 Courtyard by Marriott 888-236-2427 Crowne Plaza 888-303-1746 Days Inn 800-329-7466 Doubletree Hotels 800-222-TREE...

  • Page 34: Car Rental Information

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide Hotel Name Phone Number W Hotels 888-625-5144 Westin Hotels & Resorts 888-625-5144 Wyndham Hotels and Resorts 877-999-3223 Car Rental Information Car Rental Company Phone Number Alamo 800-603-5471 Avis 800-230-4898 Budget 800-527-0700 Dollar 800-800-3665 Enterprise...

  • Page 35: Help

    There are several ways to get more information on Street Atlas USA 2005 features and functionality. On-Screen Help Help is available in the dialog area of Street Atlas USA 2005 in the form of ToolTips and information boxes. Help Menu...

  • Page 36: Help Documentation Conventions

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide 3. Double-click the desired topic under Select Topic to Display. Click the topic and then click Display. Click the topic and press the ENTER key on your keyboard. • The Help system keeps a history of viewed topics. Click the Back button to browse backward through previous topics.

  • Page 37: Street Atlas Usa 2005 User Guide

    ToolTips When you point to any of the Street Atlas USA 2005 tools for a few seconds, a short label (ToolTip) displays on your screen describing the tool. ToolTips also display in Street Atlas USA 2005 windows and dialog boxes when you point to a button, icon, or other feature.

  • Page 39: Basic Functions

    Drag and Zoom One of the most convenient features of Street Atlas USA 2005 is the ability to quickly zoom in on the map by using drag and zoom functionality. Zoom in by dragging the mouse in a down-right direction or zoom out by dragging the mouse in an up-left direction.

  • Page 40: Panning/Centering The Map

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide Panning/Centering the Map You can use any of the following methods in Street Atlas USA 2005 to pan (move) or center the map. • Click anywhere on the current map view. The point at which you click becomes the new map center.

  • Page 41: Map Rotation Tool

    Map Rotation Tool Street Atlas USA 2005 allows you to change the orientation of the map display by adjusting the degree of map rotation. The angle of map orientation is directly related to the degrees of a compass; 90 degrees is always East, 135 degrees is Southeast, 180 degrees is South, and so forth.

  • Page 42: Using The Overview Map

    , drag the view box to the desired location. Right-Click Mouse Options Right-click mouse options in Street Atlas USA 2005 make many functions more convenient. To Use Right-Click Options for Map Features Click the right mouse button while pointing to a draw object, road, river, city, or other map feature. A shortcut menu displays near the selection point with the options available for that particular map feature.
  • Page 43 Basic Functions • To delete a draw object, right-click the desired item, click Manage Draw Objects, and then click Delete Draw Object. • To join multiple lines, press the CTRL key on your keyboard while you select the lines, click Manage Draw Objects, and then click Join Lines.

  • Page 44: To Use Right-Click Options In The Find Results List

    Set as Start, Insert as Stop, or Set as Finish. Moving or Deleting MapTags, MapNotes, and Text Labels There are several types of tags, notes, and text labels used in Street Atlas USA 2005 Once these are created, you may forget where and how you generated these items, which is important to know when you want to edit, move, or delete them.

  • Page 45: Reordering The Tabs

    • If you have selected to show all or most of the tabs in Street Atlas USA 2005, you will need to use the tab scroll buttons in Street Atlas USA 2005 to view any tabs that are not currently visible.

  • Page 46: To Hide Tabs

    The Tab and Overview Map window size is retained when you choose another tab. • If you have selected to show all or most of the tabs in Street Atlas USA 2005, you will need to use the tab scroll buttons to view any tabs that are not currently visible. Tab scroll buttons display to the left of the left-most visible tab and to the right of the right-most visible tab.

  • Page 47: To Resize The Map And Tab Area Using The Resize Buttons

    When done, press the ENTER key on your keyboard. Data Zoom Level Street Atlas USA 2005 uses data zoom levels between 2-0 (maximum zoom-out) and 16-0 (maximum zoom-in, in most instances). Data zoom level has to do with the relationship between what you see in a map view and how it exists in reality. It is the amount of geographic data displayed on a computer monitor or handheld device screen.

  • Page 48: To Change The Data Zoom Level Using The Data Zoom Level Tool

    Zooming In and Out With Street Atlas USA 2005, you can use the Zoom tools to quickly change the data zoom level of the map view. Increasing the data zoom level number shows a smaller geographic area at greater detail. Decreasing the data zoom level number shows a larger geographic area at lesser detail.

  • Page 49: Find

    MapTag or centering it in the map view. For more information on viewing results, see Tips on Viewing Find Results on page 45. Not Successful—The Advanced dialog area displays. Street Atlas USA 2005 makes its best guess about the type of search you were trying and your search word(s) display in the upper-right text box.

  • Page 50: Using Poi Search

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide • Click the Search For down arrow to view a drop-down list of previously used search words and examples. • The Search For drop-down list keeps a history of your search words during a session. It remembers your five most recently used search words between sessions.

  • Page 51: To Hide Maptags

    Using Advanced Search The Advanced search capability in Street Atlas USA 2005 allows you to perform more detailed searches by controlling what you are looking for via the Find field and where you are looking for it via the Within field.
  • Page 52 Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide • ZIP Code(s) Use at least a partial ZIP Code to locate the covered regions. The results are displayed in a browse list. This means you are taken into the ZIP Code database at the closest matching, valid ZIP Code.

  • Page 53: Keywords For Category Searches

    For more information on viewing results, see Tips on Viewing Find Results on page 45 Street Atlas USA 2005 keeps a history of your search words during a session. If you want to delete your Advanced search history, click the QuickSearch subtab and select Clear History from the Search For drop-down list.
  • Page 54 Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide Education and Cultural College Local Park Park School State Park University Natural Features Beach Canyon Crater Desert Forest Glacier Hill Island Mountain River Stream Valley Water Miscellaneous Cemetery Hiking Mine Note Park Object Types All of the stock draw symbols (such as blue map pin, red flag, canoe, etc.)

  • Page 55: Notes On Category Searches

    Find Notes on Category Searches The following list provides notes you may find helpful for performing category searches. • Category keyword searches must be at least three characters in length. • The Keywords field is optional in all Category searches and if left blank, all objects in the Within area display in the Results list.

  • Page 56: Finding Points Of Interest (Pois) Near Your Current Location

    7. If you want to repeat your search after a designated amount of time, select the Repeat Search Every check box and then select a number for the minute(s) you want Street Atlas USA 2005 to repeat the search automatically.
  • Page 57 Find 11. Select Info to view the point of interest's name, category, phone number, and distance from the current location. Select Directions to view directions to the selected point of interest from your current/specified location.

  • Page 59: Print

    Printing a Map Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you print a map based on your paper size or screen size. If you choose to print a map based your paper size, you can also print a multipage map which can be assembled using the Manually Assembling a Multipage Map instructions on page 52.

  • Page 60: E-Mailing Your Print Area

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide Optional: Verify this is the location and zoom level you want to print. If not, pan the map to the desired location and zoom to the desired level. d. Optional: If you want to use other tabs and functions but not lose your current print area or other settings, select the Lock Print Center check box.

  • Page 61: Saving A Map As A Bitmap Or Jpeg Image

    Print Optional: Verify this is the location and zoom level you want to e-mail. If not, pan the map to the desired location and zoom to the desired level. d. Optional: If you want to use other tabs and functions but not lose your current print area or other settings, select the Lock Print Center check box.

  • Page 62: Copying Your Map To The Clipboard

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide d. Optional: If you want to use other tabs and functions but not lose your current print area, print photo zoom, or other settings, select the Lock Print Center check box. Selecting this check box locks the print area and changes the tab label to red.
  • Page 63 Print 2 x 2 Multipage Map 3 x 3 Multipage Map 3. Align two adjacent sheets, placing the trimmed edge on top of the non-trimmed edge. Notes: • Piece together the multipage map one seam at a time. This is especially important for a 3 x 3 multipage map.
  • Page 64 Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide 4. Using two small pieces of removable tape, tack together the aligned sheets. Note: This is a temporary measure. Steps 6 through 10 describe how to completely secure the sheets. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all the sheets are pieced together.

  • Page 65: Printing A Route And Directions

    Printing a Route and Directions Street Atlas USA 2005 gives you the ability to print maps of your route and/or route directions. Additionally, you can save your directions or along the way results in a text file. For more information, see Saving Route Directions as Text on page 56.

  • Page 66: Saving Route Directions As Text

    6. Click Print. Saving Route Directions as Text Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you save your directions and along the way results as a text file. To Save Your Route Directions This process is very similar to printing your route and directions.

  • Page 67: Map Files

    Map Files Overview Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you save all of the work that you have done as a single Map File so you can open it again later. You can create various map views and save each in a different Map File, if desired. In this way, you can save separate views of often-viewed areas at your preferred zoom level and other settings.

  • Page 68: Opening A Map File

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide Opening a Map File With Street Atlas USA 2005, you can create various map views and save each in a different Map File, if desired. To Open a Map File Use the following steps to open a Map File.

  • Page 69: Sending Draw Points To Your Pocket Pc Device

    Map Files 1. Click the GPS tab, click Settings, and then click Exchange. The Exchange Wizard displays. Click the Map Files tab and then click Exchange. The Exchange Wizard displays. 2. Under Device Type, select Pocket PC. 3. Select Send to Device. 4.

  • Page 70: Receiving A Route From Your Pocket Pc Device

    9. Click Receive From Device. 10. Repeats steps 7–9 for each route file you want to receive. 11. Click Finish. The route information displays in Street Atlas USA 2005. Receiving Waypoints From Your Pocket PC Device You can receive waypoints created on your Pocket PC receiver using the Exchange Wizard. Once imported, the file can be used in Street Atlas USA ®...

  • Page 71: Sending A Handheld Map To A Palm Os® Device

    10. Click Finish. The exported map is available on your handheld device after your next synchronization operation. Sending Route Information to Your Palm OS® Device Using the Exchange Wizard in Street Atlas USA 2005, you can send route points or route directions to your Palm OS device. To Send Route Points Use the following steps to send route points to your Palm OS device.

  • Page 72: Sending Draw Points To Your Palm Os® Device

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide 1. Click the GPS tab, click Settings, and then click Exchange. The Exchange Wizard displays. Click the Map Files tab and then click Exchange. The Exchange Wizard displays. 2. Under Device Type, select Palm OS.

  • Page 73: Receiving Waypoints From Your Palm Os® Device

    8. Optional: Type the new route name in the available text box. 9. Click Receive From Device. 10. Click Finish. The route information displays in Street Atlas USA 2005. Receiving Waypoints From Your Palm OS® Device You can receive waypoints created on your Palm OS device using the Exchange Wizard. Once imported, the file can be used in Street Atlas USA ®...

  • Page 75: Draw

    Draw Draw Overview Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you add draw objects, such as routable roads, waypoints, tracks, text, symbols, MapNotes, lines, arcs, splines, circles, polygons, and rectangles to your map with the tools provided under the Draw tab. Draw Object...

  • Page 76: Exporting Draw Objects As A Text File

    Exporting Draw Objects as a Text File Street Atlas USA 2005 allows you to export a draw object as a text file. Draw objects exported to text files contain coordinate information for each line, area, or point object. These text files can be opened in other DeLorme products.

  • Page 77: Formatting A Text File To Import As A Draw Object File

    Draw 2. Using the chart above, verify the symbol or line style selection. These selections determine how your imported objects display. 3. Click File and then click Import. 4. Browse to the source folder of the desired file. The default directory is C:\DeLorme Docs\Draw. 5.

  • Page 78: Finding A Symbol By Its Name

    Finding a Symbol by Its Name Within the Draw tab of Street Atlas USA 2005, you can attach a name to any symbol you add to your map. For more information on adding symbols to the map, see Symbols: Adding, Editing, and Placing on page 84.

  • Page 79: Moving Draw Objects

    Draw Moving Draw Objects You can move any draw object you place on the map under Draw from one location to another. To Move Draw Objects Use the following steps to move draw objects. 1. Click the Draw tab to open the Draw dialog area. 2.

  • Page 80: To Delete Multiple Draw Objects

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide 2. Click the Select tool and then click the desired draw object on the map to select it. A box displays around the selected object. 3. Click Delete in the Draw dialog area. Press the DELETE key on your keyboard.

  • Page 81: To Snap The Central Shape Point Of An Arc To Another Object

    4. Release the arc. It is snapped to the other object's point coordinate. Adding Points to Draw Objects You can add points to routable road, line, spline, and polygon draw objects in Street Atlas USA 2005 to change the shape of the object.

  • Page 82: Labeling A Draw Object

    Routable Roads: Drawing, Editing, and Placing The Routable Roads tool of Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you add a new road to a road layer. Any new roads you add can then be incorporated into a route when you create a route.

  • Page 83: To Edit A Routable Road Line

    Draw • The distance and bearing/angle of each new point from its previous point display in the corresponding text boxes. 6. To finish the line draw for the new road, enter the last point on the map screen and click Done. The new road displays on the map with the name you typed in the Road Name text box.

  • Page 84: Editing A Track

    Click outside the object's active box on the map. Lines: Drawing, Editing, and Placing Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you add custom lines to a map file. You can adjust the line style, color, weight, and/or display it with map line features.

  • Page 85: To Edit A Line

    Draw Use the following steps to draw a line. 1. Click the Draw tab to open the Draw dialog area. 2. Click and hold the Line/Arc/Spline tool to view its hidden options. Select the Line tool 3. Select a line style from the Style drop-down list. 4.

  • Page 86: To Place A Line At A Specific Location

    Apply. Arcs: Drawing, Editing, and Placing Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you add arcs to a map file. You can adjust the line style, color, weight, and or display it with map line features.

  • Page 87: To Edit An Arc

    Splines: Drawing, Editing, and Placing Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you add custom curved lines to a map file to represent more curved map features or boundaries. You can adjust the line style, color, weight, and or display it with map line features.

  • Page 88: To Draw A Spline

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide To Draw a Spline As you draw a spline, points are entered in much the same way as those entered when creating a line. The difference between a line and a spline is that when you enter each point, the line segment between the points curves instead of staying straight.

  • Page 89: To Place A Spline At A Specific Location

    Apply. Joining and Breaking Linear Objects With Street Atlas USA 2005, you can join two or more routable roads, tracks, lines, arcs, or splines into a single entity. You can also break routable roads, tracks, lines, or splines.

  • Page 90: Circles: Drawing, Editing, And Placing

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide Circles: Drawing, Editing, and Placing Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you add circles to a map file. To Draw a Circle Use the following steps to draw a circle. 1. Click the Draw tab to open the Draw dialog area.

  • Page 91: Rectangles: Drawing, Editing, And Placing

    Draw Rectangles: Drawing, Editing, and Placing Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you add filled rectangles to a map file. To Draw a Rectangle Use the following steps to draw a rectangle. 1. Click the Draw tab to open the Draw dialog area.

  • Page 92: Polygons: Drawing, Editing, And Placing

    To delete all features from a map file, click Clear All. Polygons: Drawing, Editing, and Placing Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you add polygons to a map file. To Draw a Polygon Use the following steps to draw a polygon.

  • Page 93: To Place A Polygon At A Specific Location

    Enter a specific distance and bearing into the corresponding text boxes and click Apply. Waypoints: Adding, Editing, and Placing Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you add waypoints to your map which can later be uploaded to a GPS device, Pocket PC device, or Palm OS device.

  • Page 94: To Edit The Name Of A Waypoint

    Symbols: Adding, Editing, and Placing Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you incorporate both symbols and text in a map file under the Draw tab. Choose a symbol to represent a place (e.g., flag, map pin, square, etc.) and then label it with text. The text entered becomes the symbol's name which can be used to locate the symbol in the Find tab.

  • Page 95: To Add A Symbol

    MapNotes: Adding, Editing, and Placing You can add your own MapNotes to a map in Street Atlas USA 2005. MapNotes have a white background that make them highly visible on the map. They can contain multiple lines of text and can be moved off of the labeled area without losing their visual links with the points.

  • Page 96: To Add A Mapnote To The Map

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide • When you use right-click functionality to add a MapNote, it is light blue unless it is a blank MapNote. • You can search for a MapNote by its label name using the QuickSearch function in the Find tab or by typing the label name in the start, finish, stop, or via text boxes when creating a route in the Route tab.

  • Page 97: Text Labels: Adding, Editing, And Placing

    Text Labels: Adding, Editing, and Placing You can add your own text labels to maps in Street Atlas USA 2005. Text labels allow you to create labels for map features or points of interest. Street Atlas USA 2005 supports all standard Windows ®...
  • Page 98 Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide 6. Enter the desired text and press the ENTER key on your keyboard or click the map outside of the text label active area when you are finished. • To view statistical information for a text label, right-click a text label and click Info from the shortcut menu.

  • Page 99: Gps

    GPS Overview Street Atlas USA 2005 allows you to take advantage of the Global Positioning System (GPS) through an interface with most GPS receivers, such as the DeLorme Earthmate ® or GpsTripmate ® Using Street Atlas USA 2005, a laptop computer, and your GPS receiver, you can: •...

  • Page 100: Getting Started With Your Gps Connection

    Before beginning your GPS setup with Street Atlas USA 2005, read the user manual for your GPS receiver. Also, ensure you have the appropriate cable and any necessary adapters to connect your GPS receiver to the communications port of your laptop computer.
  • Page 101 Automatically Detect GPS—When selected, automatically sets up your GPS connection. Suggestion: If your GPS receiver has a USB cable, select Automatically Detect GPS to ensure the correct COM port is detected for your device and that a connection can be made. Enable WAAS Use—This option is only available when Earthmate is the selected device (see step 3A).

  • Page 102: Gps Settings For Third-Party Devices

    GPS connection while your GPS receiver acquires data from the satellites. Once your GPS receiver acquires a fix on your location, Street Atlas USA 2005 indicates your position on the map as a yellow or green dot that changes to an arrow as you travel.
  • Page 103 GPS Receiver Tracking Waypoints DeLorme Product Other Information Settings (breadcrumb trail), GPSV series by default. Use the save date as the name. Routes use the name specified by the creating program. Garmin 45XL, NMEA/NMEA Garmin/Garmin Garmin NMEA Stores routes by GPS12, 12XL (w/wpt) number.

  • Page 104: Tracking And Monitoring Overview

    Tracking and Monitoring Overview To Start GPS Tracking Use the following steps to track your movement along your route on your computer screen in Street Atlas USA 2005 as you travel. 1. Click the GPS tab and then click Settings.

  • Page 105: Bearing

    Bearing Compass—The Compass needle turns to represent the current bearing while tracking. Coordinates/Elevation Coordinates—The coordinate fields display based on the selected Units preference. Elevation—Displays the current elevation if the GPS status is 3-D and is based on the selected Units preference. Elevation can be displayed with a 2-D status; your position is indicated accurately on your screen as you travel unless you are in an area where your elevation varies greatly.

  • Page 106: Almanac

    Blue—(WAAS-enabled receivers only) Indicates a WAAS satellite used for corrections. Tracking Your Route Directions When tracking in Street Atlas USA 2005, you can follow along a road route you have created. As you travel, Street Atlas USA 2005 highlights the current leg (segment) of your route.

  • Page 107: Automatic Pan

    • The Automatic Pan feature also works while playing back a log file. Logging Once you begin tracking with your GPS receiver, Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you log, or record, your route as you travel. Use the steps in this topic if you have not selected the Auto GPS Logging check box under GPS Options.

  • Page 108: Playing Back A Log File

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide Playing Back a Log File After you have logged a route with Street Atlas USA 2005 your GPS receiver, you can play it back and review your entire journey on-screen. • You cannot play back a log file if you are currently tracking with a GPS receiver. On the GPS tab, click Settings and then click Stop GPS to stop tracking.

  • Page 109: To Send Route Directions

    Sending Draw Data to Your GPS Device If you have a compatible GPS device, you can send draw data to your GPS device using the Exchange Wizard in Street Atlas USA 2005. To Send Draw Data to Your GPS Device Use the following steps to send draw data to your GPS device.

  • Page 110: Sending Tracks To Your Gps Device

    Receiving a Route From Your GPS Device If you have a compatible GPS device, you can receive a route created on your GPS device using the Exchange Wizard. Once imported, the file can be used in Street Atlas USA 2005. To Receive a Route Use the following steps to receive a route from your GPS device.

  • Page 111: Receiving A Track From Your Gps Device

    Wizard in Street Atlas USA 2005. When you open a track you've imported from your GPS device in Street Atlas USA 2005, you may notice that the track does not join existing roads. Use the select tool in the Draw tab to snap the end node of the track to a road.

  • Page 112: To Receive A Track

    If you have a compatible GPS device, you can receive waypoints created on your GPS device and save them as draw data or as a waypoint file using the Exchange Wizard in Street Atlas USA 2005. To Receive Waypoints as Draw Data Use the following steps to receive waypoints as draw data from your GPS device.
  • Page 113 3. Click the GPS tab, click Settings, and then click Exchange. The Exchange Wizard displays. Click the Map Files tab and then click Exchange. The Exchange Wizard displays. 4. Under Device Type, select GPS. 5. Select Receive from Device. 6. Select Waypoints from the Object drop-down list. 7.

  • Page 115: Route

    View route directions for the active route as point-to-point bearings. Creating a Route Use the Route tab in Street Atlas USA 2005 to create a route, view route directions, edit a route, and so forth. To Create a Route Use the following steps to create a route.

  • Page 116: Adding And Inserting Stops And Vias

    Calculate Road Quickest or Calculate Road Shortest from the shortcut menu. Note: If Street Atlas USA 2005 is unable to find an exact match for the item that you entered, a dialog box displays with a list of the closest matches. Scroll through the list of search results until you find the one you want to locate, click the item to select it, and click OK.

  • Page 117: Changing The Properties Of A Stop Along Your Route

    Calculate Road Quickest or Calculate Road Shortest from the shortcut menu. Note: If Street Atlas USA 2005 is unable to find an exact match for the item that you entered, a dialog box displays with a list of the closest matches. Scroll through the list of search results until you find the one you want to locate, click the item to select it, and click OK.

  • Page 118: Tracking Your Route Directions

    Tracking Your Route Directions When tracking in Street Atlas USA 2005, you can follow along a road route you have created. As you travel, Street Atlas USA 2005 highlights the current leg (segment) of your route. •...

  • Page 119: Setting Your Routing Preferences

    Once you have mastered basic routing, you can customize your routing preferences and create a more complex route. The routing preferences allow you to tell Street Atlas USA 2005 whether you would like to favor or avoid various road types when calculating your route. You can also set your speed preferences to reflect your particular driving style.

  • Page 120: Editing Roads

    6. Click Done. Labeling a Waypoint with a MapNote With the right-click option in Street Atlas USA 2005, you can add any of the following MapNotes to a start, finish, stop, or via on your route: •...

  • Page 121: To Clear A Route

    Setting Your End of Day and Fuel Break Preferences Street Atlas USA 2005 allows you to schedule end of day and fuel breaks along a route by using the Plan Trip option in the Route tab. You can schedule end of day breaks according to the miles (or other distance unit selected in Map Display) or hours driven and you can schedule fuel breaks according to your current fuel level, your vehicle's fuel consumption rate, and so forth.

  • Page 122: To Estimate The Fuel Cost Of Your Route

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide To Estimate the Fuel Cost of Your Route Use the following steps to estimate the fuel cost of your route. 1. Create a route. 2. Click the Plan Trip subtab (in the Route tab). The Plan Trip dialog area displays.

  • Page 123: Info

    Getting Information About Map Features The Street Atlas USA 2005 status bar (located above the tab area) displays point of interest name (if applicable), street name/address, highway, city, state, and ZIP Code information for the map location that your cursor is positioned on.

  • Page 125: Voice

    Voice Voice Overview Equipped with speech recognition and text-to-speech technology, Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you issue a series of voice commands to a laptop computer. The voice commands activate basic navigation, map control, and GPS features, providing you with hands-free program navigation so you can concentrate on your driving. When tracking with a GPS receiver, you can receive spoken updates about your route directions, next turn, next stop, current location, etc.

  • Page 126: To Activate And Monitor The Speech Recognition Feature

    2. Select the Microphone check box to activate your microphone and to turn on the speech recognition feature. Note: If your microphone is active when you exit Street Atlas USA 2005, it will still be active when you re- enter the application.

  • Page 127: Voice Commands

    Voice Voice Commands Street Atlas USA 2005 includes navigation, map, GPS, and Voice tab control commands. Select the Show All Commands check box to view all options, including those which are variations or unavailable. A blank cell indicates a shortcut key is not available for that spoken command.

  • Page 128: Map Commands

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide Map Commands The following table shows Map voice commands and their shortcut keys. Spoken Command Response Pan (map, the map) left. ALT+LEFT ARROW Pans (or scrolls) the map left. Scroll (map, the map) left.

  • Page 129: Speech Recognition Tips

    Properties dialog box. Changing Voice Output Street Atlas USA 2005 offers text-to-speech technology so you can receive spoken updates about your route directions, next turn, next stop, current location, time to finish, or current coordinates when tracking with a GPS receiver.

  • Page 130: To Change The Voice Output

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide To Change the Voice Output Use the following steps to change your computer's voice. 1. Click the Voice tab. 2. Click Output Prefs. The Output Prefs dialog area displays. 3. From the Voice drop-down list box, select a voice from the list of options. A description of the selected voice displays to the right of the drop-down list box.

  • Page 131: To View And Update Output Preferences

    Voice To View and Update Output Preferences To change speech input preferences, click the Voice tab and then click Output Prefs to display the Output Preferences dialog area. Click the Options button and choose from the available preferences: • Test Voice—Choose to display the preview voice dialog box for your text-to-speech engine. Type in a sentence and click OK to hear it spoken.

  • Page 133: Map Display

    Setting Map Feature Preferences Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you change the display of a wide variety of map features so you can customize your map to meet your specific needs. You can choose to display or hide county borders, exits, grids, international labels, the map center crosshair, one- way streets, places (minor), points of interest, roads (minor), town borders, urban areas, and ZIP Code boundaries.

  • Page 134: Map Feature Option Descriptions

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide • Click the small All button to the right of the Search Results window to display all of the POI types listed. • Click Only to display only those POI types listed in the Search Results window.

  • Page 135: Places (Minor)

    Map Display Places (Minor) Places (minor) include smaller towns (beginning at data zoom level 5-0); subdivisions (10-0) and locales, small islands, and natural landmarks, such as a desert (11-0). Roads (Minor) View secondary roads at data zoom level 7-0 and greater. View local and rural routes, trails and foot trails at data zoom level 11-0 and greater.

  • Page 136: Setting Units Of Measure Preferences

    Setting Units of Measure Preferences Street Atlas USA 2005 allows you to change the units of measure used to represent how coordinate formats, distance, and bearing listings display. Changing these preferences affects how units of measure display in several areas of the program: such as on the map and in the Control Panel.

  • Page 137: Bearing Preferences

    1. Click the Map Display tab and then click Units to display the Units options. 2. Under Measures, select the desired bearing from the Bearing drop-down list. • True North—The direction to the north pole. • Magnetic North—The direction that a compass needle points. This is the default setting for Street Atlas USA 2005.

  • Page 139: Handheld Export

    Handheld Export Handheld Export Overview The Handheld Export tab in Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you cut a map which can be sent to a Palm OS ® or Pocket PC device. The Handheld Export tab also features the Exchange Wizard (accessible using the Sync button). With the Exchange Wizard, you can send map, route information, draw points, waypoint, tracks (GPS devices only), and GPS log (Pocket PC devices only) files to a Palm OS, Pocket PC, or GPS device.

  • Page 141: Netlink

    Using the Home Page The Home subtab provides special offers to registered Street Atlas USA 2005 users. Follow the instructions provided on the screen to access each special offer. You are prompted to connect to the Internet each time you open Street Atlas USA 2005 and click NetLink.

  • Page 143: Legal Information

    Street Atlas USA 2005 Single-User License Agreement This is an Agreement between you, the end user, and DeLorme. By using the Street Atlas USA 2005 software, data, and documentation (the “System”) you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

  • Page 144: Prohibitions On Use

    Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide Special Presentation Rights. You may use paper copies of any Street Atlas USA map displays and printouts in presentations to live audiences only with prior written permission from DeLorme. Copy Services. You may use a commercial copy service to reproduce paper copies that are authorized by this Agreement.

  • Page 145: Termination And Transfer

    Legal Information IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. No Consequential Damages. IN NO EVENT SHALL DELORME OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF REVENUES OR PROFITS, EVEN IF DELORME OR ITS LICENSORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

  • Page 146: Important Notices

    3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution, if any, must include the following acknowledgment: "This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/)." Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself, if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.
  • Page 147 For written permission, please contact apache@apache.org. 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "Apache", nor may "Apache" appear in their name, without prior written permission of the Apache Software Foundation.

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